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Is there a universal hike difficulty rating system?
I've been searching the web for some hike rating definitions to fit the commonly used easy, moderate, difficult and strenuous descriptors. I've found a few sets of definitions, but they all differ from one another. Most cover distance and altitude gain, but I've found only one that also covers the ground conditions (scree, roots, scrambling and so on). Is there one universally accepted set of definitions or at least one that is most commonly used in the USA?
Thanks in advance for your response.
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- chrisLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
No, interpretation by writers is a vague one indeed what is easy for some is not for others. The many web sites try to get their contributors to follow the web sites standards in order to post hike information and certain web discussion groups review the topic all the time There is a universal standard for rock climbing perhaps in time hiking affectionados will come to some kind of agreement
Source(s): http://latrailhikers.com/about/hike-levels/ http://www.localhikes.com/ http://whiteblaze.net/forum/content.php http://www.backpacker.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grade_(climbing)
